A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 214.08 km (133 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 167.1966° East, -14.2815° South, depth 214.08 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/01/18 / 2018-01-06 01:54:26 / January 6, 2018 @ 1:54 am. The temblor was reported at 12:54:26 / 12:54 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000c1cc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000c1cc.
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 58 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu.
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